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Scots slowly losing appetite for independence - poll

Scottish support for independence has fallen to its lowest level this year, a poll of 1,060 people by Kantar suggests. Some 55 percent said they would vote to stay in the UK if a referendum was held now, 37 percent wanted independence and 8 percent did not know. Other polls show a similar rising trend for a no vote. In the 2014 referendum, 45 percent backed independence.